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  Washington (UPI) Oct 2, 2018 President Donald Trump's tough words for OPEC could have some real teeth if the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2018 gains momentum. The proposal, being kicked around in Congress, would allow the U.S. government to sue the oil cartel for limiting the production or distribution of oil and manipulating prices. Crude oil prices have been trending up in recent weeks as the United States prepares to impose sanctions on Iran. Trump has called on the Organization of the Petroleum ... read more |
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Qatar, Russia defend OPEC, deny manipulation of oil pricesWashington (UPI) Oct 3, 2018 Qatar's energy minister defended the oil market strategy of his country and other OPEC nations Tuesday. ... more 
Canada relaunches pipeline talks with indigenous tribesOttawa (AFP) Oct 3, 2018 Canada's resources minister said Wednesday Ottawa was relaunching consultations with indigenous groups on the Trans Mountain pipeline to the Pacific after a court ruled the tribes get a say in the multi-billion dollar project. ... more 
Saudi Arabia quietly plans to increase oil output by 500,000 barrels per dayWashington (UPI) Oct 1, 2018 Saudi Arabia is poised to steadily increase production to compensate for the Iranian oil that will be subject to U.S. sanctions starting Nov. 5. ... more 
Brent prices reach four-year high while experts brace for $90 crudeWashington (UPI) Oct 1, 2018 Crude oil prices reached levels not seen in four years Monday, with Brent prices topping $85 a barrel and WTI soaring to $75. ... more |
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Rising crude prices haven't brought pain to the pump, yet Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2018 So far, rising international crude oil prices haven't trickled down to U.S. gas pumps. ... more 
Trump comments to UN reinforce market concerns about Iran sanctionsWashington (UPI) Sep 25, 2018 President Donald Trump doubled down on OPEC Tuesday in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, saying the oil cartel is ripping off the world. ... more
OPEC won't react to Trump's threats, pushing Brent crude oil prices higherWashington (UPI) Sep 24, 2018 OPEC, Russia and other countries ignored U.S. calls to increase crude oil production, sparking a Monday rally that saw Brent futures soar past the $80 mark. ... more 
EU announces legal entity to maintain business with IranUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 25, 2018 The European Union said Monday its members would set up a payment system to allow oil companies and businesses to continue trading with Iran in a bid to evade sanctions after the US withdrew from a nuclear agreement. ... more
Saudis face delicate balancing act at OPEC meetingWashington (UPI) Sep 21, 2018 Saudi Arabian leaders find themselves in a tough spot going into meetings with OPEC, Russia and other top oil producers in Algiers this weekend. ... more |
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 France fountains protest against Total's Brazil oil project 
2 pilots killed in Sudan military jet crash: armyKhartoum (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 A Sudanese military jet has crashed near the city of Omdurman, killing the two pilots on board, the army said on Friday, in the latest accident to hit its ageing fleet. ... more  |
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Stanford study highlights a path and price to coax emissions back into oil reservoirsStanford CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2018 In February 2018, Donald Trump signed into law new tax credits that reward oil companies for capturing carbon dioxide and preventing it from entering the atmosphere - either by burying the gas under ... more 
How slick water and black shale in fracking combine to produce radioactive wasteHanover NH (SPX) Sep 21, 2018 September 18, 2018 - Radioactivity in fracking wastewater comes from the interaction between a chemical slurry and ancient shale during the hydraulic fracturing process, according to Dartmouth Colle ... more
Trump blasts OPEC ahead of World Oil Outlook summitWashington (UPI) Sep 20, 2018 Crude oil prices moved in opposite directions Thursday morning as Brent was trending down and WTI trending up, both for different reasons. ... more 
China anti-graft agency probes head of energy administrationBeijing (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 The head of China's energy administration has been placed under investigation by the country's anti-corruption watchdog, the latest top official ensnared in the Communist Party's campaign against graft. ... more 
Cash, carbon, crude: How to make oil fields bury emissionsStanford, Canada (SPX) Sep 20, 2018 In February 2018, Donald Trump signed into law new tax credits that reward oil companies for capturing carbon dioxide and preventing it from entering the atmosphere - either by burying the gas under ... more |
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 Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 
Pyrolysis - a process of biomass decomposition - can be organized automatically for heat generation out of the most common type of biomass such as peat and straw. That is, it is sufficient to heat biomass to a certain temperature and then the process proceeds in the autothermal mode due to its own heat release. This technology was studied by scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University in the ar ... more |
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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 
A research group from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has made great, rapid strides towards the development of a specially designed molecule which can store solar energy for later use. These advances have been presented in four scientific articles this year, with the most recent being published in the highly ranked journal Energy and Environmental Science.
Around a year ago, the ... more |
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 Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Sep 06, 2018 
Wind power is an important pillar in Germany's energy policy turnaround: According to the German government, the resource should cover 65 percent of German electricity needs by 2030, along with solar, hydropower and biomass. In a recent study, Dr. Christopher Jung and Dr. Dirk Schindler from the University of Freiburg show that it will be possible to cover 40 percent of the current electricity c ... more |
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 Manoa HI (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 
A new University of Hawaii at Manoa study has produced a new technique involving heat that could help prevent nuclear power plant accidents.
Boiling is usually associated with heating, however, in many industrial applications associated with extremely hot components, such as nuclear power plants and metal casting, boiling is used as an effective cooling mechanism. This is due to "latent ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 1, 2018  Diplomats gathering in South Korea Monday find themselves in the awkward position of vetting and validating a major UN scientific report that underscores the failure of their governments to take stronger action on climate.
"This will be one of the most important meetings in IPCC history," Hoesung Lee, chair of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, told delegates at the opening ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Oct 3, 2018 
Japanese carmaker Honda has joined forces with the General Motors tech startup Cruise to develop autonomous vehicles as the race to market self-driving cars heats up, the companies announced Wednesday.
Honda's investment promises broader market access for the new cars once they are ready for the public. The Japanese government hopes to showcase self-driving cars when Tokyo hosts the Summer O ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Oct 3, 2018  Veteran Iraqi politician and now prime minister designate Adel Abdel Mahdi Wednesday began the tough task of forming the next government, seeking to overcome sharp differences and unite fractious political parties.
In a surprise move late Tuesday, new President Barham Saleh handed Abdel Mahdi - seen as an independent - the difficult responsibility only hours after being elected.
It com ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 03, 2018  The Russian Aerospace Forces have tracked over 40 launches of the country's and foreign space rockets and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) since the beginning of 2018, an infographic published by the Russian Armed Forces' official newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda showed on Friday.
According to the document, since the beginning of the year, the Russian Aerospace Forces have monitored 14 ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 28, 2018  Hundreds gathered in Hong Kong Friday to mark the fourth anniversary of the mass pro-democracy Umbrella Movement rallies as concerns grow that freedoms are disappearing under an assertive Beijing.
The subdued gathering comes days after the Hong Kong government banned a political party which promotes independence, calling it a threat to national security.
Britain and the United States exp ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2018 
According to a new climate model, the Sahara desert should have formed 500 years earlier than it did. The influence of hunter-gatherers and pastoralists may explain the delay in desertification.
The Sahara only became the desert it's known as today some 5,500 years ago. Some 8,000 years ago, the band stretching across North Africa was green, home to diverse vegetation and populations of ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 
NASA Glenn researchers are going back to basics to probe deeper into the physics of high-altitude ice crystal icing.
Measuring the conditions that lead to a build-up of ice crystals inside an engine has been a challenge, according to researcher Peter Struk.
"You can't come in with probes to measure exact concentrations of water and ice particle sizes because you can't block the airfl ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Oct 3, 2018 
Tehran welcomed on Wednesday a ruling by the UN's top court ordering Washington to suspend sanctions on humanitarian goods, as a "clear sign" that "Iran is in the right".
The ruling by the International Court of Justice "once again shows that the US government... is day by day becoming more isolated," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
The US "must...change into a responsible and ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 2, 2018 
About 700 Marines have deployed to Norway, the first deployment of a larger Marine Corps presence in the country following a request earlier this year.
The U.S. Marine Corps announced the deployment on Tuesday, which Norway announced it was anticipating in August.
The expanded rotational presence in the country was marked by a transfer-of-authority ceremony in Setermoen, Norway. ... more |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 
Microplastics have been found deep in the sand on beaches where sea turtles lay their eggs.
University of Exeter scientists found an average of 5,300 particles of plastic per cubic metre at depths of 60cm (2ft) on beaches in Cyprus used by green turtles and loggerheads.
At the surface, up to 130,000 fragments of plastic were found per cubic metre - the second-worst level ever recorde ... more |
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 Rabat (AFP) Oct 3, 2018  Morocco's navy rescued 37 of its citizens off the country's coast on Wednesday, as they were trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, the armed forces said.
The migrants were saved from their partially-inflated rubber dinghy, which was struggling in "unfavourable meteorological conditions", Morocco's military said in a statement.
After being rescued off the coast of Tangier on Morocc ... more |
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